Exp 5
Exp 6
Exp 7+8
Guest speakers
General Knowledge
200

Draw the aspirin structure. 

Student input

200

Who is the most likely culprit (murderer) of Dr. Chris in section 1 / 2?

Section 1: Rab

Section 2: Aung

200

What is the chemical formula of magnetite?

Fe3O4

200

How many Guest Speakers did we invite to our class excluding members of today's Chemistry Majors Panel?

6

200

Molecular structures that are stereoisomers but are not mirror images of each other are called ______.

Diastereomers

400

What is the name of the reaction to synthesize aspirin

Esterification

400

True or False: Lead (II) Chloride is insoluble in Water.

False; slightly soluble

400

Explain how self-assembly works

Simple components following simple rules interact to form complicated, predictable structures

400

Name the three processes, mentioned by Professor Jonathan Owen, in which diamond is synthesized.

Detonation; Ball Milling; High Pressure Nanocrystal Synthesis

400

At what wavenumbers does the O–H stretching vibration typically appear in an IR spectrum?

Approximately 3300 cm-1

600

In the ferric chloride test, the color change to violet is an indication of which group?

Phenolic -OH group

600

What anion was the brown ring indicative of?

Nitrate anion

600

Upon the application of a magnetic field, Ferrofluid develops characteristic nanoscale shape.  What is this shape?

Spike-like

600

What is the name of the chemical method for creating peptides by assembling amino acids in a step-by-step manner while anchored to an insoluble solid support, such as a resin bead?

Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis

600

How many d-orbitals are there? Name them.

5; dxy, dyz, dxz, dz2, and dx2- y2

800

Why use acetic anhydride to donate the acetyl group donator?

It is a good acetyl group donor since it has two electrophilic carbonyls activated by each other and excellent leaving group

800

Solubility Question: Calcium Carbonate is ___________ in water in acidic condition but ___________ in basic condition.

Highly Soluble; Insoluble

800

What is the chemical formula of eicosanethiol?

C20H42S

800

What is the current Carbon Dioxide emissions level (in ppm) on Earth in 2026?  Answers closest to the nearest hundred ppm level will be accepted.

433 ppm

800

On a Thin Layer Chromatography Plate, what is the maximum Rvalue that you can calculate (though it is heavily undesired)?

1

1000

In synthesis of aspirin from salicylic acid, what peaks will disappear/ appear for the product, aspirin as compared to the reagent, salicylic acid?

Disappear - broad phenolic OH stretch (~3200-3550 cm-1)

Appear - ester C=O stretch (~1750-1770 cm-1), Ester C-O stretch (~1200-1300 cm-1)

1000

Predict the product, balance the chemical equation, and notate the chemical states of all species in the following reaction: Pb(NO3)(aq) + 2 KI (aq) --> ?

PbI2 (s) + 2 KNO3 (aq)

1000

When a drop of water was placed on a self-assembled monolayer surface, it form an exact circular shape.  Characterize this droplet.

Superhydrophobic

1000

Distorted Octahedral Complexes can be the result of which type of phenomenon that describes the molecular displacement that reduces its symmetry?

Jahn-Teller Effect

1000

Where is the d6-Acetone peak located (in ppm) on a 1H NMR Spectrum?  What type of signal is observed?

2.5 ppm; Singlet

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